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Political Money in NC
Total Raised (Candidates)
$113,723,194
Total Donated (Individuals)
$741,844,159
Individual Donors
109,540
Candidates
1,305
Party Breakdown
DEM 59655886.99
REP 53535763.89
DEM: 59655886.99 REP: 53535763.89 Other: 531543.04
Top Candidates in NC
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, ROY | DEM | Senate | $26,822,373 |
| WHATLEY, MICHAEL | REP | Senate | $8,410,252 |
| JACKSON, JEFF | DEM | Senate | $5,707,177 |
| JACKSON, JEFF | DEM | House | $5,707,177 |
| MCCRORY, PATRICK LLOYD | REP | Senate | $4,646,399 |
| DAUGHTRY, KELLY | REP | House | $3,575,112 |
| ROBERSON, SANDY | REP | House | $3,539,382 |
| DAVIS, DON | DEM | House | $3,232,086 |
| HUDSON, RICHARD L. JR. | REP | House | $2,777,387 |
| BUCKHOUT, LAURIE | REP | House | $2,743,029 |
| BEACH-FERRARA, JASMINE | DEM | House | $2,329,162 |
| TUCKER, GARLAND S III | REP | Senate | $2,218,719 |
| MURPHY, GREGORY FRANCIS DR. | REP | House | $1,968,152 |
| OJEDA, RICHARD N. | DEM | House | $1,921,943 |
| AGER, JAMIE | DEM | House | $1,690,328 |
| ROUZER, DAVID | REP | House | $1,538,564 |
| MOORE, TIM | REP | House | $1,433,646 |
| ROSS, DEBORAH | DEM | House | $1,419,040 |
| FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN | REP | House | $1,409,022 |
| O CONNELL, BRUCE | REP | House | $1,205,779 |
| ALLAM, NIDA | DEM | House | $1,120,856 |
| KNOTT, BRAD | REP | House | $1,082,840 |
| MCDOWELL, ADDISON | REP | House | $1,005,833 |
| ARCHERD, CHARLES WALLACE | REP | House | $996,345 |
| HARRIGAN, PAT | REP | House | $973,976 |
Top Individual Donors in NC
| # | Name | Total Donated | Contributions | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAI SERVICES COMPANY | $7,984,098 | 43 | — |
| 2 | FAISON, JAY | $7,231,479 | 325 | WIRE PATH |
| 3 | ESHELMAN, FREDRIC N | $7,075,000 | 13 | ESHELMAN VENTURES |
| 4 | ESHELMAN, FRED | $5,528,727 | 52 | — |
| 5 | STRATEGIC VICTORY FUND IE PAC | $5,404,380 | 19 | — |
| 6 | STEPHENS, WARREN A MR | $5,051,850 | 149 | STUDENT |
| 7 | ESHELMAN, FREDRIC | $4,469,094 | 10 | — |
| 8 | STRATEGIC VICTORY FUND | $4,270,000 | 6 | — |
| 9 | LAWSON, JEFFREY | $3,661,900 | 128 | — |
| 10 | STATE VICTORY ACTION | $3,624,000 | 14 | — |
| 11 | EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS | $2,924,150 | 442 | — |
| 12 | GRANIERI, ROBERT | $2,086,933 | 158 | MC COMMUNICATIONS |
| 13 | DeJoy, Louis Mr. | $2,079,719 | 60 | New Breed Inc./Executive |
| 14 | FAISON, JAY W | $1,917,830 | 185 | WIREPATH HOME SYSTEMS |
| 15 | PITTENGER, ROBERT M | $1,731,594 | 106 | ROBERT PITTENGER CO |
| 16 | PRITZKER, JAY R | $1,639,850 | 53 | — |
| 17 | R J REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY | $1,553,411 | 99 | — |
| 18 | JONES, ROBERT | $1,514,621 | 8,855 | BRYAN, JONES & JOHNSON |
| 19 | CLEARPATH ACTION FOR CONSERVATIVE ENERGY, INC. | $1,398,800 | 5 | — |
| 20 | LUDDY, ROBERT | $1,230,542 | 210 | — |
| 21 | INTERNATIONAL PAPER | $1,163,750 | 44 | — |
| 22 | FAISON, HENRY | $1,104,625 | 114 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 23 | MARSHALL, FRANK | $1,024,019 | 475 | THE COOPER GROUP |
| 24 | Sall, Virginia B. | $1,008,605 | 93 | Not employed/Homemaker |
| 25 | VARIETY STORES INC. | $1,000,000 | 3 | INFO REQUESTED |
| 26 | Dimicco, Daniel | $990,212 | 404 | Nucor Corp/President & CEO |
| 27 | EATON CORPORATION | $951,274 | 5 | EATON CORP |
| 28 | SEALE, WILLIAM | $879,493 | 153 | RETIRED |
| 29 | GLAXO WELLCOME INC | $854,275 | 39 | — |
| 30 | DUNN, TIMOTHY M | $853,516 | 83 | ATTORNEY |
| 31 | ALTMAN, SAM | $852,300 | 84 | SAM'S MINI-MART |
| 32 | COHEN, STEVEN | $849,171 | 2,895 | CHIROPRACTOR |
| 33 | SALL, VIRGINIA | $838,300 | 48 | HOMEMAKER |
| 34 | GOODNIGHT, JAMES H | $828,799 | 36 | SAS |
| 35 | CLARK, DAVID | $809,746 | 4,876 | — |
| 36 | AMERICANS FOR A BALANCED BUDGET | $770,000 | 3 | — |
| 37 | POPE, WILLIAM | $762,724 | 1,848 | — |
| 38 | PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION PAC NORTH CAROLINA | $759,408 | 3 | — |
| 39 | CLAY, CHARLES | $756,044 | 58 | RETIRED |
| 40 | DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION | $711,368 | 17 | — |
| 41 | HARVEY, PHILIP D | $710,775 | 66 | PHE INC |
| 42 | KAPLAN, NORMAN | $695,460 | 325 | TORMAN SHOE STORE |
| 43 | MORETZ, GEORGE A | $683,750 | 24 | CAROLINA MILLS |
| 44 | WEINSTEIN, DAVID | $682,365 | 1,465 | — |
| 45 | CECIL, JOHN | $664,085 | 163 | BILTMORE FARMS INC |
| 46 | LYONS, SANFORD D MR. | $659,000 | 10 | RETIRED |
| 47 | HALL, VICTORIA | $634,440 | 1,303 | HOMEMAKER |
| 48 | BOURNE, HUNTER | $630,740 | 92 | FORE PROPERTY COMPANY |
| 49 | YAP, JULIAN | $623,973 | 356 | DUKE LAW SCHOOL |
| 50 | UNDERWOOD, ALICIA | $621,215 | 155 | — |
| 51 | DALY, JACK W MR. | $618,905 | 74 | SELF |
| 52 | SCOTT, STEVEN M DR | $616,450 | 33 | — |
| 53 | FIRST UNION CORPORATION | $609,800 | 20 | — |
| 54 | LUDDY, ROBERT L MR | $608,100 | 86 | CAPTIVE AIR |
| 55 | CITIZENS FOR A STRONG AMERICA INC | $600,000 | 1 | — |
| 56 | GORDON, JOHN | $563,839 | 1,818 | WINSTON PRINTING COMPANY |
| 57 | R J REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO | $547,356 | 20 | — |
| 58 | LUDDY, ROBERT L | $545,300 | 129 | CAPTIVE-AIRE SYSTE |
| 59 | DOLE, ELIZABETH SENATOR | $538,296 | 45 | NORTH CAROLINA |
| 60 | IVERSON, MARC | $538,133 | 4,415 | — |
| 61 | WALKER, KENT | $528,038 | 270 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 62 | BOWLES, CRANDALL | $524,099 | 340 | THE SPRINGS CO |
| 63 | SLAUGHTER, SHIRLEY | $519,895 | 45 | RETIRED |
| 64 | CRAVEN, ELIZABETH | $508,372 | 90 | — |
| 65 | HELMS FOR SENATE | $507,298 | 3,426 | — |
| 66 | PERRY, MARK | $503,479 | 672 | BANK TRUST OFFICER |
| 67 | HAYES, MARIAM CANNON MR | $500,000 | 1 | — |
| 68 | EVANS, RANDY | $484,953 | 79 | REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER |
| 69 | CURRY, RAVENEL B | $479,350 | 20 | DUKE ENDOWMENT |
| 70 | ARCHERD, CHARLES WALLACE | $479,244 | 1 | RETIRED |
| 71 | JEMISON, MARGARET | $474,295 | 580 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 72 | PRINGLE, JOHN | $472,061 | 2,414 | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROL |
| 73 | FAISON, OLGA | $471,300 | 141 | HOMEMAKER |
| 74 | MORRIS, JOHN L MR | $456,342 | 34 | — |
| 75 | BUTLER, JAMES | $455,367 | 1,796 | — |
| 76 | EMERSON, WILLIAM | $448,377 | 373 | WILMINGTON SHIPPING CO |
| 77 | KAPLAN, RANDALL | $440,450 | 108 | KAUL CHEMICAL CO |
| 78 | STEVENS, CRAIG | $439,900 | 1,035 | — |
| 79 | PAGE, ROBERT L | $437,600 | 168 | REPLACEMENTS LTD |
| 80 | WHEELER, MARY PATRICIA | $435,500 | 130 | — |
| 81 | POPE, JAMES A | $429,900 | 50 | — |
| 82 | GRAY, JANE | $429,089 | 199 | HOMEMAKER |
| 83 | STEIN, ADAM | $425,475 | 792 | CHAMBERS, STEIN, FERGUSENT BECTON |
| 84 | VONCANNON, BRUCE | $422,789 | 11 | CANDIDATE |
| 85 | BARRETT, JONATHAN | $418,350 | 93 | ATTORNEY |
| 86 | RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO | $414,225 | 18 | — |
| 87 | FLEMING, JOHN | $408,408 | 1,104 | BUSINESSMAN |
| 88 | ELI RESEARCH LLC | $400,000 | 2 | — |
| 89 | WOS, ALDONA Z DR | $396,300 | 26 | NEW BREED INC |
| 90 | D'ANNUNZIO, TIMOTHY BRUCE | $393,498 | 4 | SELF |
| 91 | PERRY, WAYNE | $390,207 | 266 | PERRY MOTORS |
| 92 | BOCK, PAUL | $376,239 | 633 | BOCK CONSTRUCTION CO |
| 93 | PETERS, LENNY | $374,100 | 47 | — |
| 94 | BARKER, BOB | $368,475 | 51 | BOB BARKER CO |
| 95 | GlaxoSmithKline | $360,501 | 10 | — |
| 96 | BERRY, JOHN | $357,217 | 933 | — |
| 97 | DICKSON, PAUL | $357,103 | 202 | — |
| 98 | SCHMIDT, SARAH | $354,832 | 200 | HOMEMAKER |
| 99 | SCOTT, BERTRAM L | $354,253 | 33 | TIAA |
| 100 | BRIGHT, KEVIN | $350,832 | 111 | NONE |
| 101 | CAROLINA BLUE | $350,000 | 1 | — |
| 102 | JOHNSON, BRENDA | $348,372 | 2,446 | WILLIAMS RETAIL STORE |
| 103 | LINDBERG, GREG E | $338,400 | 4 | ELI GLOBAL |
| 104 | DAVIS, SAMUEL S. MR III | $337,450 | 9 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 105 | SABATES, FELIX | $333,200 | 116 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 106 | GOODNIGHT, JAMES H DR | $323,300 | 28 | SAS INSTITUTE |
| 107 | MINER, DAVID | $321,324 | 500 | STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA |
| 108 | NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL SOCIETY POLITICAL EDUCATION AND ACTION COMMITTEE | $320,040 | 139 | — |
| 109 | ESHELMAN, FREDRIC N. MR. | $318,641 | 13 | PPD INC. |
| 110 | DOWD, RODDEY MR. JR. | $318,196 | 53 | CHARLOTTE PIPE & FOUNDRY |
| 111 | MEISELMAN, CARTER | $316,306 | 133 | EASTERN FEDERAL CORPORATION |
| 112 | LAUGHERY, HELEN | $315,343 | 84 | HOMEMAKER |
| 113 | Sall, John P. | $315,300 | 32 | SAS Institute/Statistician |
| 114 | Iverson, Marc M. Mr. | $314,292 | 889 | Retired |
| 115 | COHEN, LAWRENCE | $313,064 | 2,109 | CARLYLE & CO JEWELERS |
| 116 | PATEL, MUKESH | $312,801 | 136 | — |
| 117 | MATTHEWS, JOHN | $310,300 | 2,539 | RETIRED |
| 118 | TIMMONS, SANDRA | $309,335 | 299 | NC LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES |
| 119 | BRENNER, ROBERT | $307,942 | 540 | SINGER FURN CO |
| 120 | RICHARDSON, DAVID | $306,755 | 1,658 | — |
| 121 | RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY | $305,284 | 46 | — |
| 122 | MORGAN, RICHARD | $304,837 | 1,563 | INSURANCE AGENT |
| 123 | FAISON, OLGA M | $302,333 | 68 | SELF |
| 124 | JOHNSON, SUZANNE | $296,791 | 1,159 | FURR & CO |
| 125 | GLAXO INC | $290,951 | 40 | — |
| 126 | OSBORNE, RICHARD J | $289,600 | 246 | DUKE POWER CO |
| 127 | MARKET AMERICA | $285,000 | 4 | INFO REQUESTED |
| 128 | SMITH, JILL | $283,172 | 510 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 129 | BENDER, NEIL C II | $281,600 | 4 | VELOCITY SOLUTIONS |
| 130 | SMITH, RICHARD D | $280,688 | 239 | FIBE INDUSTRIES INC |
| 131 | TIEMANN, AMY | $279,020 | 193 | — |
| 132 | CLARKE, JAMES | $278,476 | 489 | STATE SENATOR |
| 133 | NICHOLS, LARRY | $277,692 | 291 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 134 | CURRIE, NEILL | $276,420 | 59 | — |
| 135 | Cummings, Earl | $275,650 | 41 | Ben Hardin MD/physicians asst |
| 136 | HAYES, ROBIN | $272,269 | 72 | STATE OF NC |
| 137 | WEINSTEIN, ROBERT | $270,839 | 200 | RETIRED |
| 138 | LYNCH, MARK | $270,351 | 567 | SECRETARY OF REVENUE |
| 139 | FAISON JAY W MR | $267,600 | 56 | — |
| 140 | BOWLES, ERSKINE | $266,023 | 94 | BOWLES, HOLLOWELL, CONNER & CO |
| 141 | GANT, ALLEN E JR | $264,900 | 54 | GLEN RAVEN MILLS INC |
| 142 | HENSON, SANDRA | $264,669 | 105 | — |
| 143 | YOUNG, LINDA | $263,774 | 3,595 | HOMEMAKER |
| 144 | KNIGHT, DAVID | $262,868 | 576 | — |
| 145 | REPLOGLE, JOHN | $259,270 | 77 | BURT'S BEES |
| 146 | EVANS, BRIAN | $258,145 | 597 | ATTORNEY |
| 147 | POPE, JAMES | $256,238 | 412 | VARIETY WHOLESALERS |
| 148 | Cherokee Indians, Eastern Band of | $255,100 | 60 | — |
| 149 | BYRD, WADE E | $254,600 | 65 | ATTORNEY |
| 150 | GANT, ALLEN E MR. JR. | $254,100 | 25 | GLEN RAVEN MILLS INC. |
| 151 | HYDE, JEANETTE W | $253,450 | 177 | — |
| 152 | DOWD, W. FRANK MR. IV | $252,739 | 26 | CHARLOTTE PIPE |
| 153 | NELSON, THOMAS C MR. | $252,500 | 23 | NATIONAL GYPSUM |
| 154 | DETHMERS, RICHARD | $250,586 | 1,442 | — |
| 155 | NORTH CAROLINA CITIZENS FOR PROTECTING OUR SCHOOLS | $250,000 | 1 | — |
| 156 | WILSON, DAVID W MR | $248,310 | 57 | — |
| 157 | MILLER, RICK | $248,103 | 595 | MILLER PROPERTIES |
| 158 | BEASLEY, GEORGE G MR | $247,100 | 56 | BROADCASTING |
| 159 | MARSH, JAMES | $246,809 | 12,898 | — |
| 160 | GRAY, LYONS | $246,676 | 25 | RETIRED |
| 161 | KUHN, MARK A. | $244,283 | 27 | KUHN & CARSON |
| 162 | POND, STEPHEN | $243,185 | 137 | HILL BROOKS LIMITED |
| 163 | ABRAM, J ADAM | $242,225 | 62 | ADARON GROUP INC |
| 164 | PARKER, DOUG | $238,481 | 178 | CONSTRUCTION |
| 165 | JONES, JANIE | $230,216 | 196 | UNITED REALTY CO |
| 166 | WHITAKER, JOHN CLARKE MR. JR. | $230,200 | 5 | INV |
| 167 | TEAGUE, THOMAS | $229,176 | 158 | TRUCK LEASING |
| 168 | FAISON, JAY WINTERS | $228,800 | 60 | CLEARPATH |
| 169 | HYDE, WALLACE N | $228,450 | 139 | HYDE INSURANCE ASSOC |
| 170 | MORGAN, LINDA | $226,841 | 725 | HOUSEWIFE |
| 171 | PHILLIPS, KATHERINE MRS. | $226,700 | 10 | HOMEMAKER |
| 172 | SCOTT, KEVIN | $226,349 | 535 | US MARINE CORPS |
| 173 | FISHER, JOHN B | $226,050 | 101 | BILTMORE IRON & METAL INC |
| 174 | ZELNAK, STEPHEN | $225,374 | 77 | — |
| 175 | ENVIRONMENT NORTH CAROLINA | $220,000 | 2 | — |
| 176 | SMITH, ED | $218,250 | 663 | ED SMITH SEPTIC TANK CO INC |